Word: Shield
How to pronounce: ʃiːld
Noun
Definitions:
1. A broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles.
Example sentences: "Patrick whipped out his new shield and the shield defended against the blow."
2. A person or thing providing protection.
Example sentences: "A protective coating of grease provides a shield against abrasive dirt"
3. A large rigid area of the earth's crust, typically of Precambrian rock, which has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes, e.g. the Canadian Shield.
Example sentences: "Their principal outcrops constitute the great Precambrian shields of continental crust upon which later formations were deposited."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Protect (someone or something) from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.
Example sentences: "He pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare"
Synonyms:
buckler
scutum
protective
screen
protection
defense
defend
protect
secure
cover
fend
visor
guard
security
escutcheon
fence
safeguard
harbor
safety screens
protection screen
keep
carapace
shell
armor
Derivations:
shielding
shielded
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Shield in Other Languages...
Spanish: Escudo
German: Schild
French: Bouclier
Italian: Scudo
Turkish: Kalkan
